ἡμερινός
hēmerinos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning of day
Literal translation of day
Variants
ἡμερινός hēmerinos
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of day adjective of time

τὰς δο[θεί-] σας κ(αι)ρικὰς ἡμερινὰ[ς] ὥρ(ας) [ἀ]ναλῦσαι ε[ἰς] τὰς ἰσημ[ερινάς]

‘to convert the given seasonal hours of day into equinoctial (hours)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4142 Fr. 1, 15-17

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 26


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἡμερινός (Lemma #2674). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἡμερινός (Lemma #2674). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἡμερινός (Lemma #2674). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἡμερινός (Lemma #2674), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2674,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἡμερινός ({Lemma} #2674)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2674/},
}